I was actually very pleased by our performance. The Lakers are better than we are, and we were playing them at their place. So I'll take a loss against the best team in the WC where we had a chance to win the game.

Got one by Jason Terry, I see where he is coming from.... actually no I don't:

And though they wouldn’t say it publicly, the Mavs also would prefer to move up in the standings and avoid the Lakers. Their chances of escaping the first round brighten should they instead face the Spurs.

Terry, however, was buoyed by the Mavs’ latest performance. “We don’t avoid anyone,” he said.

"Knowing that we went 0-3 this season against the Lakers, we like our chances. We match up pretty well with that team. If it's a team we've got to face down the line, we're confident it will be a knock-out series for us